[GRLUG] VOIP "Dialtone"

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 02:02:20PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 1:53 PM, John-Thomas Richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:46:49PM -0400, Adam Erickson wrote:
> > [snip]
> >> In Febuary I picked up a service called Ooma Telo. I have no
> >> complaints. $350 for the hardware and a minimal fee around $17 per
> >> year for taxes. I use it for home and fax. Compaired to Verizon, ROI
> >> is about 7 Months, and you can use your regular phones and port your
> >> old numbers to it.
> >>
> >> It sells at Miejers and Best Buy - www.ooma.com.
> >>
> >> Asterisk may be the way to save if you need several lines.
> >
> > Anyone here have any real-world experience with Asterisk?  I need to
> > setup a new office space this summer with at least a couple phone lines.
> > Is Asterisk overkill for two or four lines?  I'm not a sysadmin.  Is it
> > too much for a somewhat knowledgeable end-user?
> 
> We're using two lines, four SIP extensions, a couple calling groups
> and a conference line. Asterisk isn't overkill for this, but it's also
> not necessarily simple to set up.
> 
> Don't sell yourself short; try it, learn the pitfalls. You should be
> able to figure it out through Google, trial and error.

I'm certainly not afraid of just jumping in and learning something new;
that's how I've survived in Linux-land for thirteen years.  I don't
think I'll have the time.  Summer and fall are going to be incredibly
busy—perhaps busier than I've ever been.
-- 
john-thomas
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